Simple Summer Fruit Bowl

There is perhaps nothing more gratifying than enjoying the bounties of a backyard or garden in summer. With lemon, orange, and pineapple guava trees in their ripened conditions, I decided to create a simple summer fruit bowl and use it as a centerpiece on the backyard coffee table. It took about seven minutes to create and is a delight to see and eat!

This lemon tree grows in a large terra cotta pot near rosemary and lavender.

And here's the pineapple guava tree...

 ...with its beautiful fruit. The guavas' blue hue will provide the perfect contrast to the yellows in the oranges and lemons.

After picking the fruit and cutting ficus leaves for embellishment, I piled the fruit high in a white ramekin bowl and placed the leaves around the circumference of the bowl.

Set next to a distressed Moroccan lantern, the fruit bowl is the perfect arrangement for a hot summer day.

 The colors also mimic the yellows, greens, and blues in this Spanish tile.

I hope you enjoyed my simple summer fruit bowl! Whether you have fruit, flowers, trees, or bushes, anything in your backyard or neighborhood can be gathered to create a lovely arrangement in just minutes. Thanks for visiting Nora's Nest!

XOXO,